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AC/DC – Badlands (1983) | Track profile | Dork

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Flick of the Switch
Badlands

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Badlands

Release date: 15th August 1983

From Flick of the Switch

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About This Track

"Badlands" is a track by AC/DC, from the album Flick of the Switch, released 15th August 1983. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

Badlands

[Verse 1]

I'm a pistol packin' man with a gun in my hand

Lookin' for a woman that'll understand

You like to roll, and I like to ride

I'll stop at nothing, never take me alive

[Pre-Chorus]

I'm a man with a fast hand

Loving on a last stand

Outlaw, quick draw

Evil talkin' bandit man

[Chorus]

In the badlands

In the badlands

[Verse 2]

I got a .45 that'll make you fry

Burn your chassis, lassie, like the 4th of July

I ride it hard, I ride it high

Make love to you 'till you reach for the sky

[Pre-Chorus]

I'm a man with a fast hand

Lovin' on a last stand

Outlaw, quick draw

Evil talkin' bandit man

[Chorus]

In the badlands

In the badlands

In the badlands

In the badlands

[Bridge]

Well, I'm gonna

Saddle up my six-pack

Ain't gonna backtrack

My shooter loaded

Come on, girl, I'm gonna give you a thrill

[Guitar Solo]

[Interlude]

Oh

Yow

[Chorus]

In the badlands

In the badlands

In the badlands

In the badlands

In the badlands, looking for a woman

In the badlands, as bad as me

In the badlands, gonna take her away, yeah

In the badlands, oh

[Outro]

Yeah

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1983

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Angus Young, Brian Johnson, Malcolm Young
Producer: AC/DC